A St. Joseph man is facing several charges after a chase in Buchanan County Thursday morning.

Travis Coon, 31 is charged with felonies for first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest by fleeing, and second degree assault on a law enforcement officers.

As we previously reported, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department said around 8:30 am Thursday a deputy with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department tried to stop a vehicle after witnessing careless and imprudent driving in which three separate vehicles were nearly hit.

When the officer tried to stop the vehicle the department said the driver of the stolen vehicle in an attempt to elude the officer nearly hit several more vehicles and then was involved in a one vehicle accident near the area of I-229 and A highway. After crashing the driver continued his escape efforts leaving the crash scene in the damaged truck. The driver was taken into custody at 8:40 am after hitting a Sheriff’s Department vehicle with the stolen truck he was driving. No injuries were sustained to the driver or to deputies.

A passenger who exited the stolen truck just after the crash was located and arrested by St. Joseph Police detectives and patrol personnel.

The department said the case remains under investigation.

Bond for Coon has been denied. An arraignment is set for Tuesday in front of Judge Rebecca Spencer.